Bicycle-support.



Patented lan. 2', i900.

J. BOOTH.

BICYCLE SUPPORT.

:Application filed June 1, 1899.;

No. 640,6l4.

Nrrnn y JOI-IN BOOTH, OF TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA.

BICYCLE-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 640,614, dated January 2, 1900.

Application filed .Tune 1,1899. Serial No. 718,980. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN BOOTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Terre Haute, in the county of Vigo and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bicycle-Supports; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in bicycle-supports, and more particularly to that class in which a suitable shoe 'or bracket is removably secured to the ordinary safety-bicycle frame and a suitable support pivoted or hinged to said shoe so as to be out of the way when in a horizontal position and which is adapted to be swung downwardly into a vertical position to restupon the ground and support the bicycle in an upright position; and the object is to provide a simple, inexpensive, convenient, and eective, as well as durable, device of this character.

To this end the invention consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of the several elements of the device, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings the same reference characters indicate the same parts of the invention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved bicycle-support as it appears in operation. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the support out of use. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section. Fig. 4 is a detail section.

1 denotes the bracket or shoe, which is secured at its forward end to the lower frametube by the clamp 2 and at its rear end to the back forks by the clamp 3.

4 4 denote parallel arms depending from the shoe, in which is journaled the shaft 5, on which is fixed a lever G, the free end of which is provided with a cord 7, which extends to within convenient reach ofthe riders hands.

8 denotes a lug or tooth on the lever,which is adapted to engage a vretaining-spring'9, fixed on the shoe, and 10 12 denote transverse parallel plates fixed to the lever, in'

which are journaled the tubular rods 13 14, the lower ends Iof whichare provided with lateral feet 15 15, which are adapted to rest upon the ground and support the machine in an upright position.

16 16 denote spiral springs encompassing the rods 18 14, their lower ends being fixed to the rods and their upper ends fixed in the plate l2. The upper ends of the rods are pro vided with lateral pins 17 17, which have a limited movement between the guide-brackets 18 18, fixed in the plate 10, the operation being such that when the lever 6 is in an ape proXimately horizontal position the springs 16 16 will rotate the shafts on their axes until the pins 17 rest against the rear portion of the guide-brackets 18, so that the feet 15 will eX- tend upwardly 'and parallel with each other, as shown in Fig. 2; but in changing the support to the vertical position shown in Fig. 1 the pins 17 come in contact with the arms 4 4, thereby causing the rods to be rotated onequarter of a circle to turn t-he feet outwardly and rest upon the ground.

19 19 represent spiral springs encompassing the shaft 5, and their free ends are fixed, respectively, in the arms 4 4 and the lever 6, the tension of the springs being exerted to support the lever 6 and rods 13 and 14 in the elevated position shown in Fig. 2.

The operation of the device is very simple and is as follows: When the support is not in actual use, the springs 19 19 throw the lever and rods in the position shown in Fig. 2; but when the rider brings the machine to a stop and draws up on the cord he draws the free end of the lever up until the tooth 8 catches in the spring 9 to retain the lever in this position. In drawing the free end of the lever upwardly its opposite end is carried downward, carrying with it .the rods 13 14, and as they assume the vertical position their pins 17 come in contact with the arms 4 4, which turn the rods on their axes and throw the feet outwardly, as shown, to rest upon the ground and support the machine in the vertical position.

The device is very simple in construction, and while it forms no part of the bicycle itself it may be readilyattached to or removed from any of the usual styles of machines.

The accompanying drawings show my invention in the best form now known tome; but many changes in the details might be made within the skill of a good mechanic IOO the feet 15 and pins l? fixed in seid rods, the actuating-springs and the guide-brackets 1S 15 xed in the plete 10 and projecting into the path of the pins 17, substantially as and for the purpose seb forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto sets my han in presence of two subscribing witv2o messes.

JOHN BOOTH.

Witnesses:

MARGARET E. OCONNELL, W. L. SANARY.' 

